AI Tool Analyzes Low-Dose CT Scans to Predict Mortality Risk

A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that analyzes low-dose CT (LDCT) scans to predict mortality risk of patients. The AI tool uses the scans of patients' lungs and not only improves risk prediction for death from lung cancer, but also cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to the study published today in the journal Radiology.